Louisiana Child Welfare and Attendance
Child Welfare and Attendance is a student and family support service. We are here to assist families with understanding compulsory education laws, student admission and enrollment procedures, student discipline procedures, transfers to alternative programs, and school climate and safety. We are committed to :
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Being advocates for students and families.
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Addressing the psychosocial needs of students and families and barriers that adversely affect their attendance in school and offering support.
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Partnering with schools and community agencies to support students and families to maximize student success.
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Promoting good school attendance practices for PK-12 students, families and schools.
CHILD WELFARE AND ATTENDANCE MEETINGS
Child Welfare and Attendance directors, supervisors, and attendance stakeholders in Louisiana meet every first Thursday of the month. These virtual meetings are currently held in collaboration with LSU’s Social Research and Evaluation Center.
Louisiana Attendance Alliance
The Louisiana Attendance Alliance (LAA) Initiative seeks to change the thinking around attendance, understanding barriers and critically examining how to better support students and families. Students and families have had to endure many adversities, therefore a statewide attendance alliance has been formed to promote good attendance practices. The LAA supports child welfare and attendance professionals, attendance specialists and other attendance stakeholders by providing evidence-based strategies to address attendance concerns, barriers they may encounter and provide tools to engage students, families and communities. Attendance is a community issue and all members of the community should consider themselves stakeholders.
Resources for Families
Resources for Child Welfare and Attendance Professionals
2024 CWA Summit
| 2024 CWA Jump Start Convention - Everyday Labs Invite Only Session |
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| 2024 CWA Jump Start Convention - Identifying Attendance Barriers & Addressing them Through School-level Student Support Systems |
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| 2024 CWA Jump Start Convention - Table Talk Streamlining Policies, Systems, & Implementation |
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| 2024 CWA Jump Start Convention - U.S. Army Education and Skills Programs |
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| 2024 CWA Jump Start Convention - What's Working in the Field to Improve Attendance |
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| AED_ Attendance Engagement Discipline for Schools |
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For more information about any of the resources concerning CWA please contact shelneka.adams@la.gov.